A question on #Biofuels #CarbonEmissions tabled by Baroness Boycott on 23-01-2025 has been answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

Heading: Biofuels: Carbon Emissions
Question ID: 1758529
UIN: HL4363
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-01-23
Asking Member ID: 4704
Asking Member display name: Baroness Boycott
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Baroness Boycott
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 3 December (HL Deb col 1089), what is the evidence that sustainably sourced biomass can provide a low-carbon and renewable energy source; whether that evidence has been
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Date answered: 2025-02-06
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Answering Member ID: 2024
Answering Member display name: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Answering Member handle: lordphilofbrum
Answering Member Twitter reference: @lordphilofbrum
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Answer text: Global institutions such as the IPCC, and the UK’s CCC recognise that bioenergy and BECCS can play a significant role in decarbonising economies and meeting net zero provided that appropriate policies are put in place to mitigate the use of unsustainable ...
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Answering body ID: 215
Answering body name: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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